If your manager or partner "ask" you to be on a special project for which you have no desire , can you no and all is well after ? I know someone who was asked and even though he had no desire , he was placed on a massive new 2 year project. He left the firm within 2 years while still on the project.

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We refer to this as being “voluntold”. It’s not really an ask.

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I would save it for something you really hate.

I’ve saved up a lot of good will by being on two projects no one else liked so that when I said “I don’t want this” (the one time in 3 years that I have), they accommodated it. It’s very possible, but use sparingly

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you’re allowed to do whatever you want

but you’re also allowed to get fired for no reason at all in certain places

IMO “i don’t want to” is not a good reason. if you care about what you do, then network and get yourself booked on projects that interest you.

i think the only justification for saying no to a project is that you are busy with higher priority items.

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fwiw after my first year they asked if i wanted to stay on the client

i said no

they booked me again

i quit right before i was scheduled to start. the world continues

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